BattlefieldsWalter de Lacy Campaigns in Gwent 1180
Medieval

Walter de Lacy Campaigns in Gwent 1180

1180
Wales
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Welsh hill lords of Gwent
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Walter de Lacy with Marcher garrison
Outcome
De Lacy control of eastern Gwent maintained against Welsh pressure
The Battle

History & Significance

Walter de Lacy, lord of Weobley and Ewias Lacy, conducted military operations to defend and extend his Marcher territories in Gwent in the 1180s. The de Lacy family held extensive lands in both England and Ireland and used their resources to assert control over the troublesome borderland of Gwent. Welsh resistance in the hills above the Usk valley was ongoing throughout this period.

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